Juno Missions Aims for Jupiter Orbit Arrival
NASA experts describe the Juno spacecraft set to reach Jupiter on July 4. The probe will complete about 33 orbits, study temperature, atmosphere, composition, and core, and observe auroras, magnetism, and gravity. Juno uses three solar panels on a hexagonal body and spins for stability.
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Astronauts Aid NASA Mars Travel Tech Tests Aboard ISS
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station assist NASA in testing technologies for future Mars missions and deep space travel, demonstrating ongoing collaboration between orbital crews and exploration programs. The experiments cover propulsion life support power and communications to pave the way for longer missions.
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BEAM expandable habitat tested on ISS for Mars mission plans
NASA conducts a two year test of the BEAM habitat attached to the ISS to measure radiation resistance and damage from micro debris. If successful BEAM could enable future expandable habitats for deep space and Mars missions.
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Students Build CubeSat for ISS Launch in Arlington
Students from St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington Virginia sent a 10 centimeter square CubeSat to the ISS. They partnered with NASA's Project ELaNa to deploy the satellite into space where it sends images and data back to the school for study and learning.
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OSIRIS REx Chases Bennu Asteroid to Gather Samples
NASA plans the OSIRIS REx mission to launch in September and chase Bennu for seven years. A robotic arm will collect surface samples as the probe flies alongside the asteroid and studies its data before sampling. The Kepler mission seeks Earth like planets in habitable zones, with Kepler-452b highlighted as an Earth size example.
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Space travel stories and NASA resources cited
A brief list of web resources including go.nasa.gov links and spotthestation.nasa.gov, plus a library title The Stellar Story of Space Travel by Patricia Lakin.
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Glowing Hydrozoa Described Near Saudi Reefs
Russian scientists report a new species of tiny fluorescent hydrozoa lanterns living in coral reefs off Saudi Arabia. The green polyps measure about 0.05 inch and glow with bioluminescence.
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